In Moscow 15 -16 September 2014 during United Coffee & Tea Industry Event (UCTIE) at Kafema Forum was successfully held Ultimate Barista Challenge Russia - 2014. In the semifinals participated: Nikolai Tolmachev (Kirov) Stepanchuk Sergey (Laboratory of taste, Moscow) Melihov Maxim (Gustov & Gustov, Khabarovsk) Lyahova Tatiana (Revolution of coffee, Zheleznodorognyii) Anton Sinebryukhov (Jamie`s Italian, St. Petersburg) Alexander Kowalski (Kafema, Moscow) In the category Espresso cocktail in the finals was Stepanchuk Sergey and he won in the final battle with the Korean champion Young Min Lee. In the category Latte Art in the finals was Stepanchuk Sergei who lost to Nika Alekseeva, the defending champion UBC Russia in 2013. In the category Best of Brew in the finals also was Stepanchuk Sergey who won in the battle of siphons with micro lots from Ethiopia with Nika Alekseeva. According to the results of the championship Sergei Stepanchuk has become the winner and he will represent our country at UBC - 2014 in Shanghai, China. Source: Kafema.ru
